Ouachita County, LA Distress Report: Foreclosure, Tax Liens & ZIPs (2026)
Where is distress concentrating in Ouachita County, Louisiana? DLRadar grades every Ouachita County ZIP 0-100 from foreclosure, tax-lien, mortgage and insurance records, peaking at 31/100. Here is the 2026 Ouachita County breakdown.
- Ouachita County's most distressed ZIP is 71201 at 31/100.
- 15 ZIP codes tracked in Ouachita County, averaging 26/100 distress.
- Ouachita County reads recovery — home values up 2.4% year over year, 1.7% off peak.
- Vacancy runs 16% across Ouachita County's tracked ZIPs, with a 22.9% poverty rate.
- The typical Ouachita County home is worth about $174,800 against a ~$50,888 median income.
- Lending headwind in Ouachita County sits at 55/100 — a forward read on distressed supply.
All numbers: DLRadar's monthly public-record distress index. Reuse is welcome with attribution to DLRadar (dlradar.com).
| Rank | ZIP | Composite distress |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 71201 | 31/100 |
| 2 | 71202 | 31/100 |
| 3 | 71203 | 31/100 |
| 4 | 71209 | 31/100 |
| 5 | 71212 | 31/100 |
| 6 | 71225 | 31/100 |
| 7 | 71291 | 31/100 |
| 8 | 71292 | 31/100 |
| 9 | 71220 | 26/100 |
| 10 | 71229 | 26/100 |
| 11 | 71227 | 21/100 |
| 12 | 71238 | 21/100 |
Most distressed ZIP codes in Ouachita County (composite distress 0-100, 2026)
What is driving Ouachita County distress
Ouachita County sits inside DLRadar's nationwide distress index, built entirely from public records. Its ZIPs average 26/100 composite distress. Every figure traces to a public source — FHFA HPI, CFPB mortgage delinquency, county recorder foreclosure and tax-lien filings, FEMA/NFIP for insurance, and Census ACS for demographics.
Ouachita County market phase and pricing
The cycle in Ouachita County is recovery, with values up 2.4% year over year and 1.7% below peak. Softening prices lengthen time-on-market, which is where negotiable sellers appear.
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Common questions
Where is distress highest inside Ouachita County, LA?
ZIP 71201 leads Ouachita County at 31/100, recomputed monthly from public records.
Where is Ouachita County in the housing cycle?
Phase for Ouachita County: recovery, tracking a 2.4% gain year over year, read off the FHFA index.
Can the Ouachita County figures be verified?
Public records only: FHFA for prices, CFPB for mortgage performance, the county recorder for filings, FEMA/NFIP for flood, Census ACS for demographics. The 15 Ouachita County ZIP codes are scored exactly as every other county is, which is what makes cross-market comparison valid.
How much do distress scores vary between Ouachita County ZIP codes?
A county average hides the spread. Across the Ouachita County ZIPs DLRadar ranks, scores run from 31/100 in 71201 down to 21/100 in 71238, against a Ouachita County average of 26/100. Because the gap runs to 10 points, Ouachita County rewards ZIP-level precision.
What do Ouachita County home values and vacancy say about distressed supply?
The typical Ouachita County home carries about $174,800 of value against a median household income near $50,888. Vacancy across Ouachita County's tracked ZIPs runs 16% and the poverty rate is 22.9%. When budgets are stretched and homes sit vacant, arrears become listings — the reason these sit alongside Ouachita County's foreclosure and tax-lien record and its 55/100 lending headwind.
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DLRadar scores property distress from public records by deterministic formulas — not investment, legal, or financial advice. Figures refresh monthly from the live index.